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Second Language Acquisition

This document summarizes theories of second language acquisition from linguistic, psychological, and instructional perspectives. It discusses theories such as Universal Grammar, Monitor Theory, behaviorism, cognitive psychology, connectionism, and developmental sequences. It also addresses the influence of first language and how instruction can impact the acquisition process.

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Second Language Acquisition

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SECOND LANGUAGE

ACQUISITION

Jessica Elaine Cavazos Babcock


SECOND LANGUAGE
ACQUISITION
researches and focuses on the developing
knowledge and use of a language by children and
adults who already know at least one other
language.
THEORIES OF
LEARNING L2

Linguistic perspectives Universal


Grammar Monitor Theory
UNIVERSAL
GRAMMAR
ORIGINATED WITH
CHOMSKY’S (1968)
view on first language. According to Chomsky every
human being is biologically endowed with a language
faculty, the language acquisition device, which is
responsible for the initial state of language development.
MONITOR THEORY
KRASHEN
developed this theory in the 1970’s and
presented in terms of five hypotheses The
fundamental hypotheses is that there is a
difference between acquisition and learning
PSYCHOLOGICAL
PERSPECTIVES
BEHAVIORISM
Cognitive Psychology Connectionism
Multidimensional Model
BEHAVIORISM
Behaviorism dominated psychology and
education in the twentieth century. The
behaviorism theory views the language as a set
of structures and acquisition as a habit formation
COGNITIVE
PSYCHOLOGY
Cognitive psychologists hypothesized that
second language acquisition , like other learning
, requires the learner’s attention and effort .
CONNECTIONISM
The Connectionism theory tries to explain SLA in
terms of mental representations and information
processing while rejecting the innate endowment
hypothesis.
MULTIDIMENSIONAL
Model Originally developed as a result of studies
of the acquisition of German word order and
later , on the basis of research with L2 learners
of English .
INTERACTIONIST
Perspectives Some theorists who work primarily within a
second language acquisition framework assume that a great
deal of language learning takes place through social
interaction , at least in part because interlocutors adjust their
speech to make it more accessible to learners.
SOCIOCULTURAL
PERSPECTIVES
It is argued that through dialogic
communication , learners jointly construct
knowledge and this knowledge is later
internalized by the individual.
LEARNER
LANGUAGE
In the 1970’s, a number of researchers began to
call attention to the fact that, although the
language produced by L2 learners did not
conform to the target language.
DEVELOPMENTAL
SEQUENCES
Second language acquisition studies
were based in L1 acquisition.
L1 INFLUENCE
Is a subtle and evolving aspect of l2
development. Learners do not simply
transfer all patterns from L1 to L2 .
INSTRUCTION
And Second Language Acquisition Instruction
can have a significant effect on L2 acquisition
Instruction does not prevent learners from
going through developmental stages. Certain
kinds of instruction may appear to alter
developmental path of L2 acquisition.
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